Tampa Electric Co. v. Gaffga

Citations

• 81 Fla. 268
• 87 So. 922

Syllabus

<p>In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, where liability appears, but the damages awarded in the judgment are manifestly and grossly excessive, a remittitur will be permitted to be entered, and in default thereof a new trial will be granted by the appellate court. And this may be done, even though the trial court had permitted a remittitur of a part of the amount found by the verdict, and had rendered judgment upon the remittitur for an amount less than that stated in the verdict.</p>